What We Do

How We Began

The Happiness Foundation began in the UK in 2007 when our Founder Kath Temple lost her amazing younger brother, John Black. John was the Community Relations Manager for UMIST for many years. Good things can come from tragic events and make our world a better place. The Happiness Foundation Gibraltar was inspired by Natalie Abudarham, a local Teacher and SENCO, who became a young widow when her wonderful husband Marcus Abudarham died at just 36 with a brain tumour, leaving her and their two young children. The Serenity Project – Navigating Through Grief & Loss is dedicated to the memory of Marcus. Our Little Angels Project, which supports parents who have lost a baby or child, is dedicated to baby Luke David Banbury, born sleeping, son of Kat & Neil Banbury.

The spirits of John Black, Marcus Abudarham, Ed Sisto, James Francis Montegriffo, and baby Luke David Banbury live on in all we do.

Sadness can be transformed into new hope, new vision, a new mission, and a more influential and impactful life.

John Black

Marcus Abudarham

Ed Sisto

James Francis Montegriffo

Baby Luke David Banbury

Our Approach

One Wild & Precious Life
We work within the context of personal leadership, personal responsibility and accountability, helping you create a coherent vision for your life, clarify your values, choose wisely your actions and walk those values into your life, your family, your workplace, and your community.

Positive Psychology

Putting Sunshine In Your Mind
We proactively promote the powerful impact of Success & Happiness Psychology, and share with you Success and Happiness Strategies to give you more Control and Autonomy right across your life. We have a Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual approach to change, and tailor that to each client. Time to live your best life! Our approach boosts Emotional Intelligence, builds resilience, mental wellness, enhances your quality of life. Happiness matters. Your happiness matters. If everyone in the world was happier, what a different world we would have.

Getting Over Life’s Challenges

Changing Pasts and Futures

As well as promoting Positive Psychology we also tackle the challenges and road-blocks that get in the way of Happiness such as Depression, Anxiety, Anger, Trauma, Stress, Self-Harm, Eating Disorders, Relationship breakdown, Abuse, Phobias. We help you lose what needs to be lost and find what needs to be found.

How To Run Your Own Brain

Your Brain is a Pharmacy

We teach about the natural pharmacy in your brain, how your thinking switches on and off different brain juices (neuropeptides) and the effects of these on your physical strength, performance, power, behaviours, voice, energy, and health. We also teach you how changing your physiology also changes your thinking and your feelings.

Your Food Affects Your Mood

Some Foods Are Happier Than Others

90% of the serotonin you have is made in your gut. We build understandings of the natural pharmacy in the foods we eat and how different foods affect our mood, thoughts, energy, behaviour, health and longevity. The gut-brain axis is very powerful and the evidence is very clear.